MAS DE MASOS is a great wine from D.O.Q. Priorat, made of hairy Grenache Grenache Pais, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane grapes. The maceration is long and the 12 month aging is done in new French oak barrels. |
MAS DE MASOS wines ferment in small oak barrels and the aging process is done there too. Finally, the wine is bottled and is put into a cellar with constant temperature for further aging. Grapes to make MAS DE MASOS wines come from six thousand old stocks planted in 1952, with an annual production of 600 - 900 gr. per stock. |
MAS DE MASOS wine is very structured and complex in all its organoleptic slopes.It is a product for good wine lovers. |
TASTING: Deep red cherry colour. Strong perfume of spices (clove, vanilla)and balsam (mint) combined with others like cocoa. In the palate it is elegant and sexy, with a lively and sticky entrance.combined with the wine. Tannin is rounded and the end is long and balanced. |
COMBINATION WITH FOOD: Its tannins are the ideal accompaniment for the best wild dishes, fantastic with any red meat dish and excellent with goats cheese. |
| SERVICE WINE TEMPERATURE: 17-18 °C. |
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| Technical
wine details Red wine -D.O.Q. Priorat |
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Vintage |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
| Maturation |
13 months |
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| Average Toast |
half |
half |
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| Racking |
2 |
2 |
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| Maceration | 45 days |
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| Clarification |
Yeast wall cells |
Egg white |
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| Production | 8.000 bottles |
7.300 bottles |
8.000 bottles |
8.500 bottles |
| Bottled | May 2003 |
April 2002 |
May 2001 |
April 1999 |
| Alcohol content | 14,50%vol |
14,50%vol |
14,70%vol |
14,50%vol |
| Acid level | 6,27 gr/l |
6,27 gr/l |
5,47 gr/l |
5,45 gr/l |
| Sugar reduction | 2,00 gr/l |
2,30 gr/l |
2,10 gr/l |
1,90 gr/l |
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